If you haven't heard it on The Internets, a great event is underway now, and it's for an institution near and dear to us here at Jen Bekman Projects: The Brooklyn Academy of Music is hosting its 6th Annual Silent Auction, with over 160 artists' works represented. The proceeds from the auction will go directly to support BAM's programs and exhibits. Bidding is open from now through Sunday, March 28th at 8 p.m. This year's honorary artist's chair is the multimedia artist Shirin Neshat.

And here's where we come in:

On Saturday, March 27th, Jen Bekman Gallery invites you to ride with us to the Sixth Annual BAMart Silent Auction and Cocktail Reception aboard the Jen Bekman Projects’ coach. Leaving from Jen Bekman Gallery, the coach will transport event-goers to the cocktail reception at the Dorothy W. Levitt Lobby to join participating artists and special guest Andrew Andrew in celebrating the ten-day auction. This year’s auction includes works by over 160 visual artists and designers, including JBG artists Ian Baguskas, Sarah McKenzie and Colleen Plumb.

Traces, Ocotillo Wells, California, 2008 by Ian Baguskas

We’ll be providing transportation for the afternoon, making two departures from the gallery at 6 Spring Street in Manhattan and two returns from BAM in Brooklyn.

Riders can take the coach in one direction, or both, but seats are limited and must be reserved in advance. Email your seat reservation to info@jenbekman.com. Please indicate if you will be taking the coach in one direction or both. Any additional seating will be available on a first come first serve basis.

Bus Schedule:
Departing Jen Bekman Gallery (meet inside gallery) >> Brooklyn Academy of Music
3:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m.

Departing BAM (meet outside in front of lobby) >> JBG
3:45 p.m
6:00 p.m.

There really is something for everyone in this amazing roster of artists committing their work for this event. In addition to work by Baguskas, McKenzie, Plumb and William Powhida, there are also great works by people we love like Amy Stein and Maira Kalman, as well as the Super Famous such as Chuck Close, Yoko Ono and Shirin Neshat herself (and personally, if I had the Benjamins I'd be looking hard at the work by Michal Rovner, James Welling, Robert Wilson, Goerge Booujy and Michel Demanche, but that's just me full of wishin').

Register to bid today and start watching those items—with opening bids starting around $100, you really might pick something up that begins or greatly adds to your budding art collection!

More details on lots and bidding are available at the BAMart Auction website.